IgotElbows
Member
lol 5 months guys, such a long time...
It's funny sad. The game is now 5 months away.
And the last time the game was 5 months away. Was when it launched in Japan...
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Persona 5 delayed to April 4, JP voices available as free DLC at launch
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It's funny sad. The game is now 5 months away.
And the last time the game was 5 months away. Was when it launched in Japan...
daemonkiller92
Member
Well, shit. At least we get dual audio... That's something...
I should've learned to read moonrunes by now. Maybe I'll learn them by the next delay.
I should've learned to read moonrunes by now. Maybe I'll learn them by the next delay.
Sephiroth_VII
Member
YES!! Thank fuck I've been too busy to bother buying the Japanese version. Now that it has Japanese audio, I'll just wait for the EU version.
Son Of Sparda
Member
No you are remembering correctly. I can even post the date that I took that picture if anyone wants proof or whatever.
Lucent
Member
My reaction, too. I can play Ni-Oh. And RE7 if I'm still on that. Lol. And Horizon. Sucks, but at least we get dual audio and free dynamic theme. Lol.
Auron_Kale
Member
Delay's a bummer but considering how many games are coming out in Q1, I can at least take a breather until P5 drops in April.
Then why did they sound so crappy in Persona? Maybe it's the voice direction, then.
I don't know if they ever said 2014 for US or not. But the picture you linked shows a URL to the Persona Channel, which I'm pretty sure has never had an equivalent on the US website?
Post the date. I follow this stuff religiously, so I know the localization announcement for Persona 5 was first confirmed on February 25, 2014, where they gave a 2015 PS3 release window. You are wrong.
selfconfessedcynic
Member
Oh thank god - it was right up against so many other big games.
I'm actually happy it's been delayed cos a) the delay is small and b) I can now put aside time to play Horizon and For Honor instead of having those overshadowed by P5.
Plus, if it carves out its own nook in April, they'll likely get more sales from lack of competition.
Good News more than bad IMO.
I'm actually happy it's been delayed cos a) the delay is small and b) I can now put aside time to play Horizon and For Honor instead of having those overshadowed by P5.
Plus, if it carves out its own nook in April, they'll likely get more sales from lack of competition.
Good News more than bad IMO.
Zalusithix
Member
I can see how you'd have a different view of real life vs anime. My exposure to anime more or less began with Japanese and subs, so anything of that style is relatively hard coded in my brain to expect Japanese. I could offset that expectation to a certain extent for things obviously not set in Japan, but once the location is Japan, I just can't turn off the "this is wrong" signals lol.
That said, my preference for Japanese audio in Japanese games also comes from a preference to have things as close to the source as possible (without needing to learn to read/write the language). I'm not a fan of heavy localization and enforcing western ideals, etc.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
I bought $80 worth of PSN credit recently, considered putting it towards P5, and then this happens. 
Stone Ocean
Member
Just kill me now
I bought $80 worth of PSN credit recently, considered putting it towards P5, and then this happens.
You can still preorder your digital game just fine. I'd even recommend you do it sooner rather than later, as they might run out of stock.
Leona Lewis
Banned
I'm OK with this. Dual VA lessens the sting.
If NieR gets delayed, though...heads will roll.
If NieR gets delayed, though...heads will roll.
RPGCrazied
Member
Winter 2017, don't be shocked!
No the delay does seem to be about getting the script and localization down correctly. I don't mind them going it over more, there are scenes that deserve/need some care put into them.
Son Of Sparda
Member
It is weird but I'm REALLY positive that I took that from their US site. I remember being so excited that the game might actually come out in 2014 in NA and I posted about it liked crazy on one of out local gaming forums. Pitting it against DA:I and other 2014 games saying that it will have a chance at being GOTY and all that.
Here you go:
there's no western date to get delayed yet
SolidSnakex
Member
Well, it's worth keeping in mind that Square hasn't actually dated Nier in the US. Its February release is only for Japan as of now. Otherwise it's just set for "2017" everywhere else.
Dragon1893
Member
Oh I can't fucking believe this. Give me a goddamn break!
I'm so fucking tired of waiting for this game.
Why does this shit have to happen with one of my most anticipated games ever?
Fuck this.
I'm so fucking tired of waiting for this game.
Why does this shit have to happen with one of my most anticipated games ever?
Fuck this.
The reason you're confused is the same reason everyone else is: at the time, everyone saw the Japanese website and immediately got tunnel vision and assumed it would be a worldwide release, and that "Winter 2014" included North America. That was NEVER the case, and I remember telling people that at the time.
Atlus USA came out and gave their very first release window for P5 in English as "2015."
ioriyagami
Member
YES! Japanese voices!
I have been waiting a long time for this game, I can wait 6 weeks more. It is not like I won't have games to play on march, given how crazily good Q1 of 2017 is going to be
I have been waiting a long time for this game, I can wait 6 weeks more. It is not like I won't have games to play on march, given how crazily good Q1 of 2017 is going to be
Okay maybe you were the one who actually needed to relax a lot.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
I beat it a month ago. I'm waiting for Persona 6
Cool news about the Japanese voiced though.
Import players, how are the performances of the Japanese voice cast?
A few bugs slipping through QA isn't something I would consider "half-assed" IMO. If you want half-assed, try
I'm glad they did SMTIVA first, I can live another two months for P5. No big deal to me. I'm glad they actually localized the games in the order they released in Japan.
It's an all-star cast. Very impressive.
That being said, the English cast looks really amazing from the stream too.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
To be fair, the Winter 2014 season could cover Dec 2014 - Mar 2015 (the original US date could have fallen in that window). Otherwise, why even bother with using the term Winter and just say Late December 2014?
Yeah, that was the hope at the time. Atlus did the same with Catherine (Winter 2010 window to Q1 2011 release), so even I was one of those speculating that Winter 2014 could actually mean "Q1 2015," and that it could intersect with NA's "2015" to mean a WW release.
Yet, here we are.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Grabbed the theme! Guess that helps me cope a little
Because the Persona team in japan was probably only preparing it for the JP-release and only after that were they gonna implement any changes needed for a western release.
Their team is still small
http://personacentral.com/persona-5-developer-interview-graphics-modeling/
Dragon1893
Member
I'd rather have everything else delayed instead of P5. That's absolutely no comfort for someone who was going to get P5 on release and leave everything else for later.
I haven't suffered through several years of wait + several delays with the other games, I'm just so tired of this crap, these days you can't trust a release day until you have the game in your hands.
I don't give a damn about Japanese voices when I have a good dub in a language I can actually understand.
Son Of Sparda
Member
If the release window for western version was announced at February 2014 for "2015", then how is it that I captured that pic in the following April saying "Winter 2014"? I'm genuinely more confused right now.